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Callahan Cowboys #12

Callahan Cowboy Triplets

His Callahan Destiny?

Tighe Callahan is wild and free as the wind, until he starts chasing the beautiful River Martin. After he catches her—in a midnight seduction he'll never forget—Tighe learns he's about to become a daddy…three times over! Not even an ornery bull can stop him from making River and their babies-to-be his.

Standing down isn't in River's vocabulary. Tighe can insist on doing the honorable thing all he wants—she isn't tying the knot until the cowboy says he loves her. Only, now her wounded warrior's on some dangerous, life-changing quest.

Tighe's finally ready to heed the message of his ancestors: defend his land and claim his woman. Because it's never too late to become the Callahan he was destined to be!

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2013

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Tina Leonard

172 books237 followers
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author Tina Leonard has sold over 3.2 million copies of her books. She has made the New York Times, USA Today, Waldenbooks, Bookscan, and Ingrambook bestseller lists, and has written over seventy books and special projects. Her work has been published by Harlequin Books, Samhain Publishing, London Bridge, Diversion Books, and Random House Loveswept. Leonard is known for her fun sense of humor, endearing communities, snappy dialogue, and memorable characters. Visit www.tinaleonard.com, www.facebook.com/authortinaleonard, or www.twitter.com/Tina_Leonard for upcoming information on release dates and exciting new projects.

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Profile Image for Jenn.
330 reviews27 followers
June 17, 2013
Stupid


Goodreads really needs to enable the half-star feature. This book just kept getting worse as it went along!!!!

First of all, it all started about a bull. So you think, bull rider? Cool. I'm into that. Only, they are trying to keep him off of the bull. Uhhhh, okay. Dumb, but okay.


Ooooh, it's getting good! This chick, River, (by the way it was not spelled out that this was a woman right away), and Tigue have a thing for each other. Night of passion!!! Awwwwww.... No details. That makes me sad.


Anyways! Moving on: River is a nanny bodyguard... WTF is that??? I thought she was just a nanny. Okay, well it is a big ranch and twins can be a handful. Okay. Jeeze! She's an actual bodyguard!! Like armed! Is that really necessary??? And there are 3 of them!!!! Stupid.


Side note: Where are these rugrats' parents??? They are never with their children!

It gets worse... So Wolf. It's a person. Yeah, it takes until 50% of the way through the book to figure that out. I thought it was just rough terrain with a lot of wildlife...


So apparently there are some kidnappings. Awesome. Do they call the police? No, of course not. They go in themselves. Then someone else gets captured... Really? More like River and Tigue are stopped by goons, (she's pregnant at this point), and they tell her to come and Tigue doesn't even fight for her. He just lets her go and they leave her at the bad guy's place for 3 months!!!


They can't make any decisions without the grandfather... Does he carry your balls around too?? I mean come on, 3 months???? That's ridiculous. And stupid.


Okay, now onto River. Wow, what a woman... NOT! She was annoyingly selfish!!! Bitch, you are pregnant. It isn't about your need to out macho your man!!! Going on those excursions could have harmed your children!!!! Stupid.


So they rescue everyone, River and Tigue get married...(I'll get to that in a minute) and the babies are born... Yup, that's about it. Stupid. So stupid.


Okay, this relationship just ticks me off. He has to marry her now because she is pregnant. I hate that. Now that she has triplets, he more or less demands it. Not so romantic cowboy. She keeps saying no and then wears down. It's never really about love. Not until the last couple pages. This notion that you can get married and build love is the reason why our divorce rate is so high.


Okay, I think I'm done.... I need a really good recovery/rebound book... Man, this book was dumb...
Profile Image for Kimberly Walter.
1,638 reviews15 followers
March 25, 2013
Callahan Cowboy Triplets is the 12th book in the Callahan Cowboys series by Tina Leonard.
It is as always a riot with the hot irresistible Callahan Cowboys. It was fun, sweet, CRAZY, hilarious, and absolutely passionate in what they do and with whom.

Tighe Callahan wants River Martin, the nanny bodyguard for his twin nephews, but she never gave him any indication that she was interested in him until the night before he was going to ride a bull named Firefreak, which the family wanted him to back out of. It was a midnight seduction, which he wont be forgetting any time soon, if ever.
But Tighe was backing out. He rode that bull all of three seconds, and he got thrown off.
He hurt his leg and groin.
"I'll be fine." He looked at River, saw the worrying on her face, tried to smile reassuringly."I am fine."
"I'll nurse him." She looked at him, then around at his siblings. "Goodness knows he's a pain, but I can bring the twins and watch all three of them."
"Three children." Ash said."Somehow seems fitting."

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But Tighe refused to have River nurse, so he decided to go stay out in the open at the stone ring.
After three weeks River comes to get him and to tell him some news.
"Hey, fun fact." River said."I've skipped my period."
"That's awesome. When will we know for certain?"

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When they finally confirm they are indeed are going to be parents, Tighe also learns he's going to a father three times over.
"Three kids---that's more than anybody else in the family. Just call me 'Straight Shooter' from now on." He laughed with delight. "If I was playing the one armed bandit, I just hit Jackpot."
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Tighe finally caught got his woman.
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I really do love reading the Callahan Cowboys series. I definitely can not wait for the next one, which is Galen's book. :D
Profile Image for Susan.
4,866 reviews134 followers
August 2, 2013
I enjoyed this one, especially seeing footloose Tighe get roped himself. He has fancied himself in love with River ever since she came to Rancho Diablo as nanny bodyguard to Sloan's kids. I found that a little hard to swallow, since he had never even been able to get her to go out with him much less been able to really get to know her. As the book starts he is getting ready to ride a bull that no one has been able to ride yet, and everyone is trying to talk him out of it. But Tighe is competitive and stubborn and refuses to give up. River goes to him that night in hopes of distracting him and ends up pregnant with triplets for her trouble. Tighe is thrilled and sets out to convince River to marry him. The family is also still trying to keep their uncle from causing trouble on the ranch as he tries to find out where their parents are. He succeeds in kidnapping Fiona, and then takes River hostage when they try to rescue Fiona. Tighe has a tendency to just jump into things and having to sit back and wait for the right time to rescue the two women grates on him. I loved the way the rescue mission went down. Tighe also becomes very protective of River and the babies when they are born, rarely letting them out of his sight. I enjoyed seeing him change from the brash cowboy to the man who watches out for his family and their home.

River was quite a character. Fiercely independent, she is a very capable bodyguard. She has been interested in Tighe but has no intention of becoming another notch on his bedpost. She wasn't sure how she got roped into the plot to stop him from riding the bull, but she was more than happy to put her own twist on the plan. I loved the way that she admitted the pregnancy but wouldn't be railroaded into a wedding. She also fully understood Tighe's stubbornness and didn't try to talk him out of his guard duty plan, even though he was injured. When they went on the rescue attempt for Fiona she refused to be stuck waiting in the background and did her own thing. It backfired somewhat and she ended up a prisoner along with Fiona. I loved the way that she and Fiona worked their own plan on Wolf and his thugs and then she took care of her own rescue. I also loved her encounters with the magic wedding dress and its effect on her. She admitted to herself that she loved Tighe but was really hoping for a confession of love from him. I enjoyed her reaction to his constant presence and wish that he would lighten up some. She was touched by his desire for a second wedding ceremony so that she could wear the dress.

Things are starting to get more desperate with Uncle Wolf and his desire for the whereabouts of the older Callahans. It will be interesting to see what else he does and how he is stopped.
148 reviews2 followers
August 2, 2025
Tina Leonard brings her signature blend of cowboy swagger and heartfelt chaos to this delightful tale of surprise fatherhood and unexpected love. With three adorable babies, a determined heroine, and a Callahan cowboy caught off-guard, this story is both touching and laugh-out-loud funny. The family meddling is top-tier, and the romance is as sweet as it is sizzling.

A feel-good read for anyone who believes love—and life—sometimes comes in threes.
2,327 reviews39 followers
June 8, 2013


My Review of Callahan Cowboy Triplets

3 stars

Another Callahan story where the heroine ends up pregnant and the story of how the guy gets her to marry him. It is a fun read.
Their is the same villain who kidnaps someone to force his father to give up the secrets of where two sets of parents have been hiding out after testifying against the drug lords. He also wants to know where the silver is.

I have not read every book in this series only a few here and there. So I don't remember or know all the plot lines in this series. I am sure I am missing some major points. If you want a fast read and escape into a story this works. It just seems close to other of her story points.

I like River Martin's character. She was hired by the Callahan's as the babies body guard. She is smart and tough.
River does fall into some of the family's plot to try and keep Tighe from riding a bull in the rodeo. She is the one that starts the relationship.

Tighe is a confusing character for me. He has liked River for a couple of years but has not really gotten to know her or even date her. He does boast and brags a lot. He is very competitive with his twin and brothers. He is also stubborn and not to smart. He takes off by himself to camp with broken leg. Just gets dropped off and his family is not to worried about him. Tighe is very happy to be having children with River.

Their Aunt Fiona is another strong female character in the book. She is a good cook and manages her nephews. She is always plotting and getting people to do what she wants. She bribes people to.

I was given this ebook to read and asked in return to give honest review from Netgalley.
publication: September 3rd 2013 by Harlequin Romance 224 pages ISBN 9780373754694

Description below taken off of Netgalley.

His Callahan Destiny?
Tighe Callahan is wild and free as the wind, until he starts chasing the beautiful River Martin. After he catches her—in a midnight seduction he'll never forget—Tighe learns he's about to become a daddy…three times over! Not even an ornery bull can stop him from making River and their babies-to-be his.

Standing down isn't in River's vocabulary. Tighe can insist on doing the honorable thing all he wants—she isn't tying the knot until the cowboy says he loves her. Only, now her wounded warrior's on some dangerous, life-changing quest.

Tighe's finally ready to heed the message of his ancestors: defend his land and claim his woman. Because it's never too late to become the Callahan he was destined to be!
Profile Image for Sharon Tyler.
2,815 reviews39 followers
March 8, 2014
Callahan Cowboy Triplets is the latest book in the Harlequin American Romance\Callahan Cowboys series by Tina Leonard. I have not read any of the other books in the series, so I was missing quite a bit of the larger story arch, but was able to keep of with the romance portion of the story and catch up to the rest (for the most part).

Tighe Callahan is extremely attracted to the independent bodyguard River Martin. Thanks to a scheme to keep him from riding a bull, he briefly catches her in a midnight seduction he'll never forget. Before long Tighe learns he's about to become a daddy, three times over! Not even an plot by his scheming uncle can stop him from making River and their babies-to-be his, he just needs to convince River to agree. Standing down isn't in River's vocabulary. Tighe can insist on doing the honorable thing all he wants, but she is not getting married without love on the table. A dangerous quest, kidnapping, a magic wedding dress, and the Callahan ancestors all have a part to play in this romance.

Callahan Cowboy Triplets is a book that seems to rely pretty heavily on knowing the history. The family legends and conflict seem to play a big role in everyone's actions- and the number of multiples is a bit unnerving even though I know it does run in families. My real issue is that the hero, Tighe, is reasonable and independent- not into marriage and family legends at all(aside from his connection to his grandfather). Suddenly, as soon as River admits to being pregnant, he needs to be married to her, and sooner rather than later. I know there are some mention of each River and Tighe lusting after each other for a long time, but it seemed like a sudden change of character for me. I did like that River was smart and independent, with an open mind and some serious bodyguard skills. Her character, and Tighe's elderly family members, were the best parts of the book. The romance portions were not bad, but I found myself distracted my Tighe's obsession with River and getting marries a bit distracting from the flow of the book.

I would recommend Callahan Cowboy Triplets to fans of the series. If you have not read the previous books in the series, like myself, I do not think the book has the flow and impact that it would for those that have been following along.
Profile Image for Beate.
771 reviews111 followers
June 26, 2013
I never quite connected with this story, and I think a huge part of it is due to the fact that it's part of a series I haven't read. Another part is that this story was simply unbelievable. There were a lot of "no way in hell" moments in this book. With each page I read, I got more and more annoyed with the characters and the plot in general.

I didn't like Tighe, and I hated River. I also found most of the supporting characters beyond annoying. I was really bummed out that this book was this bad - it has a cowboy about to become a dad, and from the blurb, it looked really promising. As soon as I was approved for this book, I uploaded it on my Kindle and started reading right away. My excitement waned really quickly though, and as I finished the book, I was left with a "what did I just read?" feeling that still hasn't gone away. Usually I can count on Harlequin delivering, this is not one of those times.

Unless you're good with unbelievable plots and weak characters, I would not really recommend this book.

Review can also be found at From the Bottom of a Frappe.

I received this book as an e-galley from Harlequin via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.
Profile Image for Hsiau Wei.
2,197 reviews7 followers
October 31, 2013
This book tells the story of Tighe and River. Tighe have interest in River for some time now and to gain her attention, he decided to ride in the bull circuit and on the worst bull. Fearing for his life, River teamed up with his family to get him drunk and derail him from his ride. But thing don’t work out as planned. Instead of Tighe getting drunk, they ended up spending a night together and he gets to ride the bull the next day and ended up injured. The one night that they spent together ended up with River getting pregnant with not only one but triplets. River, as independent as she can be doesn’t want to tied down and to be tied down notwithstanding the fact that she have been attracted to him for some time now. It is not a basis to form a marriage. When Aunt Fiona was kidnapped by the Callahan’s uncle, Tighe and River tried to rescue her but ended up with River got kidnapped instead.

I like River’s character very much. She is very independent and clear with what she really wanted in her life and doesn’t allow other peoples to influence her. She is also smart and tough. This is another story of the Callahan clan where the main characters got pregnant and the male character trying to get her to married him. Overall, it is a sweet and fun read to me.
Profile Image for Mariana Bezerra.
789 reviews151 followers
June 9, 2013
One more Callahan book to the series and this one was a bit strange for me. Several reasons actually. But the first thing that never leaves my mind is the fact Wolf kidnapped River and she was pregnant with three babies. But the worst part was the fact Tighe didn’t do a thing for about three months. Come on, do you have any idea what it takes to a woman body a multiple pregnancy and nobody in the family seemed to care about that.

Also very strange was the fact Tighe had to marry her just because she got pregnant. He was never into the marriage and kids thing, but now is a must for yesterday. Didn’t match his character. And I liked him more before this kidnapping thing. He was more normal and didn’t actually believed the legends and other strange stories. But I just can’t let go the fact they simply let her there. And if I were River, marriage would need to wait until that man groveled enough.
Profile Image for Yazmin.
523 reviews11 followers
October 1, 2013
4.5 Stars

In Callahan Cowboy Triplets by Tina Leonard, Tighe Callahan has lived the perfect rodeo life wild and free. But there is one woman that he has not been able to catch, River Martin, one of the bodyguard nannies at Rancho Diablo. Him and his brother always believed that Anna and River looked like panthers the way they walked, and very sexy the strength they used to defend the children. But now that his brother has gotten Anna, Tighe finds himself feeling lonely on the circuit and wanting what his twin has but with River.

When Tighe is a day away from riding one of the worst bulls there are, River plays along with his family to get him drunk and keep him from his ride. But Things don’t play out as they want and instead of Tighe falling asleep drunk, his brother is the one that passes out and Tighe decides to pay a midnight visit to River in her room. Read More..
Profile Image for Yellow Eyed.
27 reviews
June 28, 2013
How incredibly cute is this book cover? So very VERY cute!

Unfortunately this book was a STTE for me. Skip To The End.

With it being book 12 in the Callahan Cowboy Series I found it incredible card to figure out what was happening. There were a lot of characters too and many times I was having to re-read parts because I'd confused the family members.

This is definitely a series that I'd recommend reading from the beginning and I'm not going to rate it because I don't think it'd be fair to the author or the series.

Love the cover though.
Profile Image for Josette Reuel.
Author 111 books381 followers
January 1, 2014
I picked up this book on a whim and ended up getting a Christmas one as well for the series. I will say the story is good in general. I just struggled with it because of the fact that I felt like there was something missing. I didn't understand the back story because it was missing. After I had finished the book, I realized that their were several earlier books in the series. I think if I had read them first, this book would have been a lot better read for me. As a stand a lone, it is lacking.

Definitely look up the other books and read them first if you think you want to read this one.
Profile Image for June.
1,542 reviews17 followers
September 9, 2013
Another great Callahan Cousin story. And what a trip the magic wedding dress went on this time around. Tighe is finally able to convince River to give him the time of day. Great adventure awaits them, both together and apart. Looking forward to the next story and getting another step closer to solving the mystery of the Callahan bunch.
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1,331 reviews20 followers
June 20, 2016
Stars. Public Library. As I was reading this book the characters and writing seemed familiar. Come to find out I read an earlier book in the series. I didn't care to that one either. The story in this book bounced around and never really settled. The cover and description are misleading compared to what actually happens in the book. I tried skimming to the end but DNF.
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Author 2 books4 followers
September 11, 2013
You know how an epilogue moves quickly, sometimes covering lots of time and giving very little detail? That's the way this entire book felt. The story was interesting, but it moved so quickly it felt disjointed at times. I was rather disappointed overall.
Profile Image for Megan Britton.
234 reviews
November 8, 2013
Obviously late in a series. Not a stand alone book. Tried to read this twice and had to put it away. Can't get into this writing. Lost in the point of the story. And why exactly do babies need "body guards"?
Profile Image for Tracy.
787 reviews11 followers
October 8, 2013
I just couldn't connect with the characters or get into the book
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